English Dictionary

defeat

IPA（発音記号）

/dɪˈfiːt/

動詞

他動詞

(transitive) To overcome in battle or contest. / (transitive) To reduce, to nothing, the strength of. / (transitive) To nullify / To prevent (something) from being achieved.

日本語の意味

戦いや競争で相手を打ち負かす / 相手の強さや勢力を全滅させ、無力化する / 効果や効力を無効にする / 物事の達成や実現を阻止する

The general planned a bold strategy to defeat the invading army before winter.

将軍は冬が来る前に侵攻してきた軍を打ち負かすための大胆な戦略を計画した。

意味（1）

(transitive) To overcome in battle or contest.

Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.

意味（2）

(transitive) To reduce, to nothing, the strength of.

He finds himself naturally to dread a superior Being that can defeat all his designs, and disappoint all his hopes.

意味（3）

(transitive) To nullify

The escheators […] defeated the right heir of his succession.

意味（4）

To prevent (something) from being achieved.

The last active L.Y.R. 0-6-0ST (apart from works shunters), No. 51408, has been moved from Bolton to Agecroft for use in New Bailey Yard, Salford, where a sharp 1 in 27 curve is said to have defeated all attempts so far to employ diesel shunters; an ex-L.Y.R. 0-4-0ST also works here.

defeats （ present singular third-person ）

defeating （ participle present ）

defeated （ participle past ）

defeated （ past ）